Turmeric.... for those who love it's health benefits, how do you eat it? What does it do for you and how much do you think you need to eat?

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So... I'm beginning to realise that turmeric really is a wonder spice with lots of medical studies around it, because of its anti-oxidant and anti inflammatory qualities amongst others.

How do you eat yours? And what does it do for you?

I'm keen to take things in a natural form rather than as a supplement so I am eating 1/2 tsp to 1/2 tbsp of turmeric powder a day in my muesli, soup, grains, curry etc - and when I can get it fresh, I just munch it alongside a meal - I'm thinking around 10g of it. And I make sure it's a meal containing fat, as I gather that helps absorption.

Does this sound like a good idea or would you do it differently?

I’ve always added it to curries and kedgerees. We eat lots of them.

In Indian medicine they recommend mixing into a warm glass of milk

I quite like a turmeric latte made at home with any non dairy milk and a drop of honey

I add a teaspoon into my porridge and berries in the morning and drink it in a drink of apple cider vinegar lemon and honey in hot water. It’s really helped with my endo.

I put half a tsp into curry or pasta sauce. You can't even taste it once it's in there.
When consumed regularly it helps ward of colds etc.

On it's own it doesn't have a pleasant taste so I couldn't stomach it in a glass of milk.

Also if you mix a tsp of turmeric into a tsp each of honey milk and flour, it makes a really moisturising face and neck mask.

I have it on a poached egg on toast. If you also sprinkle on some black pepper, it helps to activate it's anti-inflammatory properties apparently.

We put it in smoothies (when we remember!)

From what I’ve understood reading around this the anti inflammatory part of turmeric is curcumin. You should have between 500 1000mg per day. Fresh turmeric has about 200mg per tsp but dried turmeric has only 3% curcumin so you’d struggle to get any real inti inflammatory benefit form dried, unless you consumed it in very large quantities.

I’d say the supplements are probably the easiest way to get the required dose.

Heated through in some milk with honey added as sweetener is good for coughs. Plus if you've got a chesty cough that you can't shift warm some honey then add a quarter teaspoon of tumeric powder to it and make a paste to swallow like medicine.

I don't eat for health benefits but regularly cook Turmeric Scrambled eggs. Add half a teaspoon to the melted butter before pouring eggs in. Really lovely with added spinach too.
There's a recipe on GoodFood app x

Really interesting ... and MrsKoala I'm amazed fresh turmeric has more curcumin in it than the powder ! That's very encouraging....

Looking forward to hearing if anyone thinks it's helped any particular health issues... Ihatefish its great its helped your end

Rather like the sound of that face mask ... but don't you end up with a yellow face???? !!!!

Actually fresh turmeric steeped in hot water is quite nice once you get used to it!